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Synthetic chemicals called phthalates, found in consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys, may have contributed to more than 10% of all global mortality from heart disease in 2018 among men and women ages 55 through 64, a new study found.

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Phthalates, which are found in cosmetics, food packaging and other common household plastics, are linked to early death from heart disease, a new study said.